Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-30

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uhesa HaIIou Zen was observed say
6flsen years SEQ. since thai time
shers has been = decline b tntefeas N
shs evening but previous 70 thai time
& uas the uiaht Of all Nights q ths
scar. "a q pacuIiar eeuse. Cnflstnsss
81 source. invoked sobsEef ond moEe
rsxuFent inapirations. but 70 the yonnR
nssn 10 whom life vas yet Q great big
HaIloW Zen vas The evening
81 Ihs year. u was then that al the
ennninq thai q youna man vas capa-
Sc Of oropDsd cut in plans uhieh wers
di1sassad Vsgy 1ysleriou1ig for weeks
ksforo The eVontf1l night. Whose man
orV isn't fuli Of "Reminiscences
az pranks Which aometimsH were oguel.
snh1etimes nnn0yinR, bat most fire.
uuently funny II there vas the spice
81 danger connected With the doinRs Of
he niaha d added asst 10 he efforts Of
TIE Young men. In the cities and towns
the possihitflies Of the 0aoasion we're
limited Ia proportion 70 the viRilancs
q vepalIty 0f the theu sleepy polies-
nan. bat many q Dan will SIC In Feyegie
Monday evening and be Q boy again fog
al hour OF 90, and p1aalbiy dream OF
khe Eases Of long ago. Bat the men
ahoss rsmsmbgas ses viii likely Be live
lIast are thoas Who we're country boys
Ehsss could teach their city cousins .
khinR or two on Hsllcu Zen. The
ssope Of theig plans vas not limited %
narr0w streets. but broad feldss lonely
reads and lanes, and haEn-yeFda fall OF
inflnite possibilities afforded them OPP
purtRnities without number. The civil
led aspect Of Hallow Zen embraced 8
delirbtful social evening, when In
raensa quantities Of Walnats. hickory
nuts and chesinats mot lattsf-day
chestnuts), Wers eaten. not infrequentfy
muah 70 the amusement and prodt Of
the family physician the next day.
Bat now-a days HailoW Fen Is little
more than memoRy. Il never vas ob
served mueh, II any, In the West, but
that viii not interfere with any nameer
Of people having 3 most enjoyahle
time tomorrow evening, thinking OF the
days when they veEe yuang and when
life vas q great big play day.
w.H. Shsnsman, Of North Seattle.
made things interesting for all Of bis
friends yesterday telling them aboat an
exploit Of his whieh took place yastef-
day moEning. He saw large dock OF
crows IN the weeds near Lake Union
flying excitedly around certain point
ana BE, after watching them for awhile,
concluded the crows were attaek-
ing something. Taking his Eine
be, BY circuitons route, reached
q paint near where the crows
were doing q great amount Of
sscawinr,n and then he saw what the
fuss was about. Making short Fights
fEom place 10 place was an enormous
horned owl endeavoFing 10 escape It's
summing oursueRa. When the crows
uaw Mr.. Sheneman, they dsw away and
the owhwearied By its endeavoFs to es-
cane them sak mstionless on q limb
within eaay rife shot. Mf. Sheneman
brought Il 10 the ground the Grst shot.
Then some measuring Was done. The
owl measured two fest from its beak to
tie end Of It's tail. u measured hfly-
four inches from tip &c tip Of its OUT
stFetohed wings. It was pronounced by
oId-timers 30 BE- the largest they had
ever seen. Mr.. Sheneman will have Il
stuffed.
Mark BiRelov, who has helped 10
load on the cars hk the Nity dock as
many bales Of hops a. any other man
IN Seattle, had q eaEioua experiences re-
Gently. He carried one Of those ioaR
poeketbooks which, like street car. vii
always bold something more After Il -
full. He had q lot Of letters In if. q
meal ticket and q tan-dsllaF gold-pieee.
After l0adina ear one day be missed
the pooketbook. He huutsd for Il
svsryuhera be thought Il might Be.
without success, whsn Il occurred 10
him THAI Il might have dropped cue Of
his pocket while wheeling bale Of hopa
il the ear last Loaded. &c reported bis
loss and suapieions Is 10 where the
pockesboak might be. bot - be vas not
certain about u, be vas not permitted
10 unload the car. Hhoee 10 charge Of
the hops ssid they would write TO 81
Pzul, where the ear could Be unloaded,
and rsquos1 thai Q lookout be kept Tor
kas pocketbo0k. This vas several weeks
ago. Yesterday the book, with con
tents intaot, vas returned 10 him By ex-
press.
The new postage stamps have net ar
rived AZ the posi ONES except on East
era letters. Postmaster Lyon said
yesterday that be had secured 9 large
sfock Of the old style Of stamps iust 3
Short time prsEio1s to The introduction
Of the new once. Those ehleay uzed By
she public are tie two cent stamps. Ths
old ones are Of Q reddish brown ia eeior.
The new ones ara green. TIE new ones
win be on sAla some dag this week.
@Thsrs d ysry decided nssd 10 shis
city for one cent piecss,7 said meF
eh ant yesterday. -Theze h q good deal
az srumbling to be bard among both
the merchants. arcoeEa aud other retail
dealers aud t6etx customers. Ihe Gus
ton ia 10 make charges i've oeais CT the
mnlkiplss Of eve. Tnis doea r0t wegk
Any hardship IN Grtieiss sold in bali.
fas tie saanfity can thsa be increased
o. Iesssned 10 order 10 Do Justice both
% the bayeF and seller. Bat IN soue
instsnce1 & b always . question UbethsE
eusfcmefn viii Be changed anywhere
from oue 30 foar esnka more than their
purchases ame1ne %. OF waelher the
dealer viii losn thai amoant. The eas-
con eeneE8lly d 10 add tie ed esnts,
far the Eeassn that oGneTwise ths less
w,aid Al fail on tie 6saisr. By a6ding
ths ed centa, TIE dealer Is TIE oslg
aaaneE, az csarss, bal The lass Il dis
irtbntta Neyortheieas, this CEASES
eramhaing. Mosf easson3fs 20 rot
wana dRassrs 10 preaenk them Win ed
charge, neltheR Do thar want 20 lose
this change. Merchants can't aaaEd 10
ssnd East far ons cent piHeess as they
sFa stamped enly IN Philadaiphi8. and
tha fretSh1 W04lS Be so1E3sfAbiE.
There Is No Feassn Nhy o1e.eeni rieees
shouid net ha zf4mped - ne MIND -
San FfsEoises. The populAiion q ths
Coaaf u large snoEah 30 make d nesas
sary thak small eAAnEe Should - in
slrcalAtirn. Tia tendeneg haa seRn
ihna ray ever since TIE smA1laEs eotz
80 tunnty- fgs esn1B o. Two bic pieesa
ne ps1pls wifl ra1se : howl abogt u BE-
lore tsnG, and he 6e4sFnment uiil t1sa
naka psasisio1 fer sznAll chanae 90 the
SaaEts 6&aAg-
Sc lunsn splashszz ssampsd.
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